lepidopter

English

Noun

lepidopter (plural lepidopters)

1. lepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera.

Usage notes

• lepidopter was the more common term in the 19th century, but lepidopteran is by far the more common term nowadays

References

• “lepidopter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dopplerite

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lépidoptère.

Noun

lepidopter n (plural lepidoptere)

1. Lepidoptera

Declension

Declension of lepidopter

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) lepidopter	lepidopterul	(niște) lepidoptere	lepidopterele
genitive/dative	(unui) lepidopter	lepidopterului	(unor) lepidoptere	lepidopterelor
vocative	lepidopterule		lepidopterelor